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Talk to others: -er verbs 2nd persons singular and plural
Learning outcomes
I can use 'tu' and 'vous' with a range of -er verbs to understand and say what 'you' and 'you all' do.
I can recognise and pronounce the SSC [i].
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- Year 7
Talk to others: -er verbs 2nd persons singular and plural
Learning outcomes
I can use 'tu' and 'vous' with a range of -er verbs to understand and say what 'you' and 'you all' do.
I can recognise and pronounce the SSC [i].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sound symbol correspondence [i] sounds like the 'i' in 'midi.
- There are two ways of saying 'you' in French: for one person you use 'tu' for more than one person you use 'vous'.
- To say you (singular) + regular -er verbs, the verb ends in -es. For you (plural) the verb ends in -ez.
- We call these two forms of the verb the 2nd persons singular and plural.
Keywords
[i] - sounds like the [i] in midi
Tu - subject pronoun for you (singular) in French
Vous - subject pronoun for you (plural) in French
Common misconception
There is just one way of saying 'you' in French like in English.
There are two ways of saying 'you' in French. We use 'tu' for 'you singular' and 'vous' for 'you plural'.
It is helpful to have a clear mime to show the difference between 'you singular' (tu) and 'you plural' (vous) in French. Maybe pointing directly at someone for 'tu' and a breaststroke action, pointing to a range of people, for 'vous'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the English to the French subject pronouns.
Match the English to the French subject pronouns.
Q2.Match the French -er verbs to the English.
Match the French -er verbs to the English.
Q3.Match the sentence in French with the correct English sentence type.
Match the sentence in French with the correct English sentence type.
Q4.Read the sentence in French and match the correct two halves of the English translation below.
Je joue à la maison, elle travaille à l'école, nous préparons le déjeuner, elles chantent avec la radio.
Read the sentence in French and match the correct two halves of the English translation below.
Je joue à la maison, elle travaille à l'école, nous préparons le déjeuner, elles chantent avec la radio.
Q5.Another way of describing the 'il/elle' and 'ils/elles' forms of a verb is...
Another way of describing the 'il/elle' and 'ils/elles' forms of a verb is...
1st persons singular and plural.
2nd persons singular and plural.
Q6.Which verbs are in their 'ils/elles' form?
Which verbs are in their 'ils/elles' form?
poses
écoutes
marche
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Say this sentence aloud or in your head. How many times do you hear the SSC [i]?
La fille mange ici à midi.
Say this sentence aloud or in your head. How many times do you hear the SSC [i]?
La fille mange ici à midi.
one
two
three
four
Q2.How many ways are there to express 'you' in French?
How many ways are there to express 'you' in French?
one
three
four
Q3.Match the French subject pronouns to the English.
Match the French subject pronouns to the English.
Q4.Another way of describing the 'tu' and 'vous' forms of a verb is...
Another way of describing the 'tu' and 'vous' forms of a verb is...
the 1st persons singular/plural.
the 3rd persons singular/plural.
Q5.Complete the sentence: to say you (plural) + regular -er verbs, the verb ends in .
Complete the sentence: to say you (plural) + regular -er verbs, the verb ends in .
Q6.Read the sentence and match up the correct halves of the English translation below.
Tu travailles à la maison, vous travaillez à l'école, vous chantez avec une amie, tu chantes avec la radio.
Read the sentence and match up the correct halves of the English translation below.
Tu travailles à la maison, vous travaillez à l'école, vous chantez avec une amie, tu chantes avec la radio.
